OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 28 LIVINGSTON AVENUE, ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068 Pastor V. Rev. Robert G. Laferrera, V.F. Parochial Vicar Rev. Antonio L. Ricarte Weekend Assistants Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Reilly, Ph.D. Rev. Douglas J. Milewski, S.T.D. Pastor Emeritus Rev. Frank J. McNulty, S.T.L., S.T.D. Pastoral Associate-Sick & Homebound, Parish Outreach Sister Rie Crowley, S.S.J. Director, Religious Education Cathy Gibbons Music Ministry Donald Pennell Youth Minister Patty Braga Coordinator, Liturgy/Adult Formation Cathy Buchanan Parish Trustees Mark Terranova and Linda Julian PARISH MISSION STATEMENT A faith community rooted in the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish embraces all people. We seek to empower all to share their time, talent and treasure. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we grow together in faith, striving to follow the One who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. RECTORY ·········································· 973-226-7288 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ··· 973-226-5251, 973-226-6712 FAX: 973-403-8871 SR. RIE CROWLEY ······························ 973-403-8169 SICK & HOMEBOUND, PARISH OUTREACH CATHY BUCHANAN ···························· 973-226-7288 CONVENT ·········································· 973-226-8105 PARISH FAX········································ 973-226-4893 PARISH WEB SITE ······························ www.olbs.org PARISH E-MAIL ADDRESS ……[email protected]TRINITY ACADEMY WEB SITE www.trinityk8.com TRINITY ACADEMY····························· 973-226-3386 CATHOLIC CHARITIES (ESSEX COUNTY) 973-266-7991 For BAPTISM and WEDDING inquiries, please contact the Rectory, 973-226-7288. SUNDAY MASSES SATURDAY 5:00PM SUNDAY 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 NOON WEEKDAY MASS 8:45AM, Monday-Saturday HOLYDAY MASSES 6:45 AM, 8:45 AM; 12:05 and 7:30 PM CIVIL HOLIDAY MASS 8:45 AM CONFESSIONS Saturday: 11:15 AM; Other times by appointment PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
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OUR LADY OF
THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
28 LIVINGSTON AVENUE, ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068
Pastor V. Rev. Robert G. Laferrera, V.F.
Parochial Vicar Rev. Antonio L. Ricarte
Weekend Assistants Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Reilly, Ph.D.
Rev. Douglas J. Milewski, S.T.D.
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Frank J. McNulty, S.T.L., S.T.D.
For BAPTISM and WEDDING inquiries, please contact the Rectory, 973-226-7288.
SUNDAY MASSES
SATURDAY 5:00PM
SUNDAY 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 NOON
WEEKDAY MASS 8:45AM, Monday-Saturday
HOLYDAY MASSES 6:45 AM, 8:45 AM; 12:05 and 7:30 PM
CIVIL HOLIDAY MASS 8:45 AM
CONFESSIONS Saturday: 11:15 AM; Other times by appointment
PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT May 20 2018
My brothers and sisters in faith,
This weekend, following the 12:00 Mass, we will be honoring Sr. Rie Crowley for her years of
service to OLBS. For more than 3 decades, she has ministered to teens, seniors, the homebound, the
needy, and those who grieve the loss of a loved one. Her ministry has been varied, and yet, it has
always been in service to our parishioners and those beyond our parish. We pray that the Lord will
continue to bless her as she moves into retirement and that she may enjoy time now with her sisters
at the villa of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia.
As we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, we will again see at the time of the homily a wonderful
overview of all the various ways in which we live out our faith through the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit. Thanks go especially to Fr. Tony, not only for taking pictures during the year of the various
ministries and activities of our parish, but for spending countless hours preparing the video
presentation that we will see today.
This video presentation is two-fold: 1) it is a way to say Thank you! to all those who have
given of their time and talent to participate in the ministries and activities of the parish which are the
ways in which we serve God’s people and gather as a community of faith, and 2) it is an invitation to
our parishioners to consider one of the many ways in which time and talent can still be given in
service to the parish and beyond.
In the second reading today, St. Paul speaks eloquently about the ways in which the Spirit has
empowered the disciples of the Lord with gifts to be placed at the service of the people of God.
Those gifts are different and many, but they all have one thing in common – they are given, not to
inflate the egos of the receivers of these gifts, but to allow believers to see the many needs of the
world and the many ways in which those needs can be met through the goodness and the gifts of the
givers.
Each weekend in the bulletin, a particular parish ministry/activity is highlighted and a
description given about that ministry/activity. This is done for two reasons: 1) to let our parish know
of the variety of ways in which we can serve God and the parish, and 2) to encourage parishioners to
reflect on the fact that they are being called by the Lord to participate in one of the ministries/
activities which are the lifeblood of our parish.
Not every person can participate in every ministry. For instance, if you can’t sing, the choir is
not for you but if you feel comfortable in front of people, your talent may be used as a catechist in
our Religious Education program or as a reader at Mass. The gifts are varied because the needs are
different. It makes no difference in what ministry/activity a person chooses to participate. The
important thing is that they trust the Lord enough that they are willing to say Yes! to his invitation
because they know 1) that he would never ask a person to do what they cannot do, and 2) that he
promises to walk with them in the ministry/activity that they are encouraged to join.
We celebrate a great feast today. It is a day when the early Church was given the courage and
the inspiration to open locked doors and to go out and to proclaim Christ, crucified and risen from
the dead. In different ways, we are called today to do the exact same thing – to proclaim by our lives
that the Lord Jesus is alive and active in our lives, in the life of our parish, and in the life of our
Church.
Love and Peace,
Fr. Bob
Saturday, May 19
Easter Weekday
8:45am Robert Mallon
5:00pm Anne J. Saporito
Sunday, May 20
Pentecost Sunday
8:00am Louise Sena
10:00am Frank Desiderio
12:00pm Albert J. Maglio
Monday, May 21
Weekday
8:44am Rose Maglio
Tuesday, May 22
Weekday
8:45am Michael D’Addario
Wednesday, May 23
Weekday
8:45am People of the Parish
Thursday, May 24
Weekday
8:45am Etta Gaeta
Friday, May 25
Weekday
8:45am Richard Dyer
Saturday, May 26
St. Philip Neri, Priest
8:45am Justin Rosamilia
5:00pm Richard Dyer
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE
ILL.Julia Soroko, Msgr. Peter J. McHugh, Brian Uetz, Michael Mingari, Erin Kate Reagan, Anna Marie Versacio, Chris & Stephanie DeMark, Alberta Parisi, Skip Hess, Jessica de la Paz, Miguel DeCastro, Linda Fullerton, Trudy Ramos, Jocelyn
Chee, Sylvia Perlas,, Melissa Marquez, Lucas Villarosa, Susie, Alain, Elie, June, Roger, Patrick, Louis Saporito, Jr, Andrew Boyle, David, Anne Murray, Regina, Christopher Westdyk, Ann Miola, Victor Dianco, Annemarie Magnoppi, Brian Glynn, Special Intention, Cielo Arribe, Jeff, Christine Patton, James Caldwell, Brandon Glynn-Young, Terance Glynn, Peter C., Clara H. Robert T. Morrow, Phyllis Sova, Lessie G. Barbara L, Cindy Michalowski Ceclia, Robert, Sammy, Marita Shatzel, Jennifer Mc Enroe, Joan Kennedy, Michael Santucci
WE ASK YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE
FOLLOWING MEN AND WOMEN WHO
ARE SERVING OUR COUNTRY IN THE
ARMED FORCES: Capt. Joseph Thomer, USAF; Airman Michael Traynor, USAF, CPL Joseph M.
Venutolo (LaRiccia), US Marine Corps; Matt Tolliver, US
Coast Guard; Lt. John Werner, US Army; Capt. Bill Morgan;
CPL John Yates, US Marine Corp; LCPL Michael Festa, US
Marine Corps; LCPL Daniel Veltre, US Marine Corps and for
all those involved in conflicts throughout the world and their families.
If you wish to bring forward the Offertory Gifts of Bread and Wine at Sunday Mass, please come to Church 15 minutes early and notify one of the priests.
This week the Sanctuary Candle and the Bread and Wine are offered for Karol Jakubowski.
Do You Need Prayers? We have a Prayer Chain here at OLBS. What is a Prayer Chain? It’s a group
of parishioners who have committed themselves to pray for people in our parish
or their families who have a special need for prayer, e.g., out of work and need a job, a serious illness, surgery, etc. What do you need to do? It’s very simple.
Call the rectory and tell us the first name ONLY of the person who needs prayer
and, if you wish, what the reason is for the prayer. (That last part is not
required.) We are waiting to pray for all those who need our prayers; so, call the
rectory and let us know what your prayer need is (973-226-7288).
REQUEST FOR PAPAL BLESSINGS
If you have a special event coming up in your own life or in the life of your family, e.g., wedding, 25th wedding anniversary, special birthday, you may want to request a Papal Blessing to mark the occasion. The blessings can come from either the Vatican itself
or the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C. Please note the following guidelines: 1) The individuals named in the blessing must be practicing Catholics. 2) Only one blessing can be obtained per person. 3) If requested from the Vatican, the blessing should be requested 4 months in advance of the occasion. The cost is $45.00. 4) If requested from the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C., the blessing should be requested 2 months in advance. The cost is $20.00.
Morning Prayer – 8:15 AM
We gather every Monday-Friday morning at 8:15 AM in the church to pray Morning Prayer. This public prayer of the church is a wonderful way to unite our prayers with those of the thousands of other Catholics in parishes, convents, and monasteries who pray Morning Prayer. This prayer is new for so many Catholics; yet we hope that more and more of our
parishioners will join us, especially if you cannot be with us for Mass at 8:45 AM.
Sanctuary Memorials
Parishioners can offer a donation of $15 for the Sanctuary Candle – the candle near the tabernacle - to burn in memory of a loved one, in honor of a special event, such as a 50th wedding anniversary or simply in the name of a family in the parish. You can also memorialize the bread and wine for a week in the same way as the Sanctuary Candle. The donation for the bread and wine for one week is $25.00. Please come to the rectory office and speak to Patty or one of our volunteers for more information. These remembrances will be listed in the bulletin, directly below the list of those remembered at parish Masses.
Mary H. Fusick
James Grant
OLBS NEEDLEWORKS MINISTRY
meets each Wednesday from 11:00am to
1:00pm in Founders Hall. If you knit or
crochet—beginner or advanced — we
welcome you to join us.
God’s Plan for Giving – “The measure of your free-will offering shall be in proportion to the blessing the Lord, your God, has bestowed on you. (Deuteronomy 16:10)
Collection total for May 12th & 13th 2018
Regular Collection��$8,657.00 Amount from envelope users $6,462.00 Amount from non-envelope users�.$2,195.00 ............. 72% of collection from envelope users .............. Amount from same week last year: $9,408.00 ******************************************************
”There are different kinds of spiritual gi�s but the same Spirit; there
As you already know, food certificates to local supermarkets are on sale before and after Mass on Saturday evening and Sunday morning/afternoon. The proceeds from this sale - $5.00 for every $100.00 worth of certificates purchased – goes to help us feed the hungry. We remember that the Lord said, “When I was hungry, you
gave me to eat; when I was thirsty, you gave me to drink.” Through the purchase of food certificates, you can help the parish serve the needs of the hungry. When you come to
Mass and purchase food certificates, you can help us to
help others in need.
Social Concerns Ministry
MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE REMEMBER food can be dropped off any time and left in the vestibule closet, which is located in the back of the church. Thank you for all of your continued support!
From Needleworks Ministry:
We would like to remind everyone that if they know of anyone in need of a prayer shawl or lap blanket to please contact us. We do not need anyone’s name, no questions asked. We just want to provide some
comfort for those in need. You can call the Rectory @973-226-7288 to make a request or you can go to one of the weekly meetings and inquire in person.
Bible study session – June 4
Our next Bible study session will take place on
Monday evening, June, in Founder’s Hall, from 7:30-
8:45 PM. We will continue our look at the Gospel of
St. Mark, the first Gospel to be written. If you come,
please bring a copy of a bible.
Parish Giving is a safe, secure and easy
way to make online church donations.
There are enrollment forms in the vestibule, or you can simply enroll on line directly from our website. If you have any questions regarding online giving, please
contact Patty Braga at the Rectory, and she will be happy to assist you.
Blood Drive – June 30 Our parish will sponsor a blood drive on Saturday, June 30, 2018, from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, in Founder’s Hall.
Community Blood Services from Mont-vale, NJ, will be running the drive. More information will be in the bulletin as we draw closer to the blood drive. Memorial Day Cemetery Masses
Every Memorial Day, Cardinal Tobin and other priests if the Archdiocese of Newark celebrate Masses in the various cemeteries that are sponsored by the archdiocese, all taking place at 11:00 AM. This coming Memorial Day, May 28, the following bishops/priests will be celebrating Masses in the cemeteries listed: Cardinal Joseph Tobin – Holy Cross, North Arlington; Msgr. Robert Emery – Gate of Heaven, East Hanover; Msgr. Thomas Nydegger – Maryrest, Mahwah; Bishop Cruz – St. Gertrude, Colonia; Msgr. Gregory Studerus – Holy Name, Jersey City; Bishop John Flesey – Christ the King, Franklin Lakes; Fr. Philip Waters – Holy Sepulchre – East Orange. If you have a loved one buried in one of these cemeteries, it would be a wonderful to remember them and those who died in our Armed Forces by attending.
Chicken Thighs Weekends We are again going to ask our parishioners to make a tray of chicken thighs for the food kitchen at St. John’s, Newark. We will be distributing the pans with the recipe on the weekend of June 9-10 and collecting the frozen cooked thighs the following weekend, June 16-17. This is a wonderful and simple way to fulfill the mandate of the Lord – When I was hungry, you gave me to eat.
Pastoral Council Nomination Forms
Your form nominating a person for consideration as a Pastoral Council member can be placed in the Sunday collection or in the receptacle in the vestibule marked Pastoral Council Nomination Forms. You can also drop them off at the parish office on Monday, May 21.
This week’s Highlighted Ministry:
All Parish Ministries Today, as we see the video presentation
at the time of the homily, we are invited
to consider one ministry/activity in
which we can participate so that our
gifts and talents may be used for the
good of our parish and people beyond
OLBS.
Youth Group Meeting Sunday May 20th Just as a reminder, no meeting on May 27th. June 3rd and 10th, regular meeting. June 24th Youth Group and Jr Youth group Year End Party! JR Youth Group Meeting June 6th 7pm-8:30 pm Youth Room
Food Pantry Drivers Needed
Want to volunteer but don’t have much time? This may be the perfect opportunity. OLBS is looking for parishioners who can spare 1-1/2 hours on a Sunday morning once a year to bring food from OLBS to our sister parish, Blessed Sacrament in Newark. The Church is located on Van Ness Street. Each month, 2 volunteers from our parish pick up the bags of food from the ushers’ closet around 11:45 am, load their cars, and bring the food to Newark. It’s that simple. We ask for a commitment of 1 time a year. However, like many volunteers, you can offer to do more than one drop-ff. If you want to help, please contact Angela Segal at 973-464-6528 or email her at [email protected].
Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Nannies, Babies and
Toddlers ……All Are Welcome!! Come join us for coffee, support,
conversation and fun.
Not sleeping through the night, teething, trouble potty
training, no time for spouse, housework, preparing
dinner, not enough time in the day…... we all
experience the same thing….
Come for support, come for coffee, come for a small
break in the morning, come for adult conversation, just
The most important thing we can teach our children is that God loves them. We believe that we were each created in God’s image and likeness and that we were created by a loving God for the purpose of love (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #355).
At Shipwrecked, Rescued by Jesus: Totally Catholic VBS, children don’t just hear about God’s love, they live it! They see it, touch it, sing it, taste it, and put it into action through God Sightings, Connecting children to Justice and lots, lots more. As children move from station to station, they move deeper into their understanding and relationship with God.
Children ages 5 -10 are cordially invited to join their ship-wrecked
buddies at Vacation Bible School during the week of June 25th. We
will meet each day from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Registration forms
can be found online at olbs.org or in the vestibule of the church.
Guac, the Iguana is waiting for you!
Religious Education Registration will take place for new families in the school office from Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Please bring a copy of your child’s baptism certificate if they were baptized at a parish other than Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. To obtain a registration form, please visit our website at olbs.org. The forms can be downloaded directly from the site for your convenience.
Grab your friends or family & build a sandcastle out of recycled
items, craft supplies, or junkyard finds! Be creative! Use your
imagination!
We need all sizes and shapes of large free standing & tabletop
displays to decorate our church for VBS!
Prizes will be given for the most creative, largest, and silliest
sandcastles.
Kindly pre-register your creation by sending an email to
Bring sandcastles on June 24 at 1:15 PM to the vestibule of the
church. Judging will follow immediately.
Would you sponsor a child for our Religious
Education Program? Would like to make a difference in a child’s life at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament? If so, would you consider sponsoring one child in the Religious
Education Program? On occasion, the religious education fee is a financial burden for a family due to the loss of a job or serious illness. With your help, we could say to a family in need, “A generous parishioner has paved the way.” Please help us to help another by a one-time donation of $110.00, the fee for the 2018-2019 year. Your reward will be great in heaven.
We thank the families who donated flags of loved ones who served in
our Armed Forces. When we fly a new flag, we will acknowledge in whose memory it has been given to OLBS. If you have a flag and wish to donate it, please bring it to the rectory office and we will gladly receive it and fly it.
IS YOUR MARRIAGE VALID?
If you were married civilly, that is not in the Catholic
Church before a priest or deacon, it might not be a valid
marriage. Some couples believe that a marriage before
a Justice of the Peace or a non-Catholic minister is valid.
For a marriage to be valid in the Catholic Church, the
marriage must be in a Catholic Church or Chapel and
officiated by an authorized Catholic priest or deacon
along with 2 witnesses. (There are limited interfaith
exceptions with proper permission.)
We invite you to speak with one of our priests if there
are any questions or if, indeed, you wish to validate your
marriage. The process can be very simple and your
marriage will now be blessed by the Church.
Our Stewardship Pledge
Please say this pledge each day, asking the Lord’s
guidance for our parish.
OLBS parish is composed of people like me.
I help make it what it is.
It will be holy, if I am.
It will be friendly, if I am.
Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them.
It will do great work, if I work.
It will be prayerful, if I pray.
It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a
generous giver.
It will bring others into worship, if I invite and bring
them.
It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness
and faith, of compassion, charity, and mercy, if I, who
it what it is, am filled with these same virtues.
Therefore, with the help of Christ our King, I now
dedicate myself to the task of being all that I want my
parish to be.
Our Parish Calendar
Our parish calendar is now on line and can be
accessed by any parishioner with a computer or a
smart phone. By following the steps given below,
you can see the various activities happening in the
parish, whether they are weekly events, such as
Religious Education classes, or a one-time event.
These are the steps that you need to follow:
1) type in olbs.org;
2) once you are on our website, click on
“parish calendar” found on he left-hand side:
3) click on any item and it will show what it
is, where it is and when it is.
Check each day or each week to know all that is
happening at our parish!!!
Hospital Privacy
Please remember that current privacy laws regarding patients in hospitals do not allow the hospitals/pastoral care offices to contact
parishes if their parishioners are in the hospital. If you or a loved
one are going into the hospital and want a priest to visit you or
that loved one, please call the rectory office or Sr. Rie (973-403-
8169).
Fire Lanes
Please remember – if you are parking on Sunday morning in an area not
a regular space, that is a No Parking Fire Zone. Parking there could
potentially prevent firefighting equipment from getting through if there
were a fire in the church or other parish building. Please respect the
safety of others and park only in designated spaces.
Silence after the readings
We have asked those in our music ministry to ensure that there is a
significant time of silent reflection after each of the first two readings at
Mass on Saturday evening/Sunday mornings. This time of silence allows
those who have just heard the Scripture readings to have the opportunity
to reflect on what was just proclaimed. IT IS NOT A TIME TO BE
INVOLVED IN OTHER ACTIVITIES. Without silence, we cannot
effectively hear the voice of God, speaking to us in the quiet time. Use
this time of silent reflection well so that the Lord may continue to speak
to us in our hearts and minds.
How To Report Abuse The Archdiocese of Newark takes very
seriously any and all credible complaints of
sexual misconduct by members of the clergy,
religious and lay staff of the archdiocese. We
encourage anyone with knowledge of an act
of sexual misconduct to inform the
archdiocese immediately so that we may take
appropriate action to protect others and
provide support to victims of sexual abuse.
Individuals who wish to report an allegation
of sexual misconduct may do so by calling
the Archdiocesan Office of Child and Youth
Protection at 201-407-3256.
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